I love the pictures! But why does that stop sign have so many bullet holes in it? Is the road to hana dangerous? I would love to see it, but I don't want to be fearing for my life during the entire trip! Thanks for the info!

Heh, I've never heard gunfire on Maui on any of my three visits to that island. The bullet holes are probably from local yahoos, but we've driven the road twice (both directions) & the only danger we felt was from bad drivers.

Interesting. If you compare my track with your geotagged photo of the gate, I went past that location but saw no sign of it. If it was there & I somehow missed it(!), it was definitely not closed at the very least. :)

Your photo and my track also confirm that even if it's still there, it's not quite where it is shown on the park map, which shows it south of the extended "no boating" line before the dam.

I needed my windproof fleece for this hike, and in the exposed areas (cold wind) I put on a beanie & light gloves. But just a few weeks ago I hiked three weekends in a row in a t-shirt, and one or two of those in shorts. :) Still, a San Jose snowshoe hike would have been unique!